Vaguely, he wondered at the speed with which they'd learned of the disaster and come out in a hopeless effort to help.

An interruption brought an end to Warren's hopeless effort toward conversation.

She slipped to the floor in a hopeless effort to escape.

With a hopeless effort, Preston clutched the side of the desk.

Ben was being distracted, despite himself, from his hopeless efforts to burst free.

Whether in a last hopeless effort to save his ship or destroy hers, he'd failed.

Even he would not be present to hear your hopeless efforts.

You're asking us to spend what little time we have left on this hopeless effort?

After three weeks of hopeless effort, I am anxious to find any clue!

Another neighbor got out a garden hose in a hopeless effort to fight the fire.